Prosecutors dismiss charges against former St. Joe County YWCA employee

January 31, 2008|Tribune Staff Report

SOUTH BEND Â? Prosecutors said this morning they are dismissing felony charges of possession of child pornography against a former employee of the YWCA who was arrested in 2006 after a search of his computer. John B. Penney, 55, faced up to six years in prison for possession of child pornography. Prosecutors charged him after alleging that illegal images were discovered on his computer. Penney was a legal advocate for the YWCA.

A spokeswoman for the St. Joseph County ProsecutorÂ?s Office said this morning that she would send out a press release later in the day stating the reasons for the dismissal of the charges.